''The Almanac'' is a weekly California newspaper published to about 15,000 readers across
Menlo Park
Menlo Park may refer to:
Places
*Menlo Park, New Jersey, a section of Edison, New Jersey, location of Thomas Edison's laboratories
**Menlo Park Mall, a shopping mall in Edison
**Menlo Park Terrace, New Jersey, a section of nearby Woodbridge Townsh ...
,
Atherton,
Portola Valley
Portola Valley is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the Bay Area, Portola Valley is a small, wealthy community nestled on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountai ...
and
Woodside.
It's weekly edition goes out on Fridays and is accessible via newspaper boxes in its coverage area and is mailed out to members.
''The Almanac'' publishes community news, local news and investigative pieces along with entertainment and food journalism through the Six Fifty and Peninsula Foodist.
History
The paper was founded in 1965 by Jean Heflin, Betty Fry and Hedy Boissevain;
it was originally titled ''The Country Almanac''.
During the 1970s, Elaine Levine bought her partners' shares in ''The Almanac''. In 1985, Levine bought the Menlo Park Recorder, thus expanding the circulation of ''The Almanac''.
. bought the ''Almanac'' in 1993.
Awards and recognition
In 1995 ''The Country Almanac'' of Menlo Park was awarded for general excellence by the California Newspapers Publishers Association. The mayor of the City of Menlo Park honored Tom Gibboney, the paper's publisher and editor for 21 years, for multiple accomplishments on his retirement from the paper in 2014.
In 2024, ''The Almanac'' won eight awards from the California News Publishers Association.
Editors
* Since 2023: Angela Swartz
* 2020-2023: Andrea Gemmet
* 2018-2020: Renee Batti
* 1993-2014: Tom Gibboney
Reporters
* Education reporter since 2024: Jennifer Yoshikoshi
* Atherton and Menlo Park reporter since 2025: Arden Margulis
References
External links
''Almanac'' website
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Weekly newspapers published in California
San Mateo County, California
Newspapers established in 1965
Newspapers published in the San Francisco Bay Area
1965 establishments in California